Homeroom/Advisor ActivitySeptember 5,2012

• Everyone should have a teal advisor folder(this folder will stay with you for 4 years)

• Hand out the zeroes worksheet to go in folder…discuss…(show of hands~ who has some zeroes they need to take care of?)

• Hand out Graduation Requirements for the class of 2016 to go in folder…discuss…

• Progress Reports come out on Sept. 11, 2012

GA website

• GA homepage

• Show students how to get to teacher web pages • Show students how to get to my website:

GA homepage: Academics: Counseling: Mary Belechak• Still have more time- then talk about keeping up with infinite

campus, asking teachers for help and last but not least- get to know each other!

• COLLECT ADVISEMENT FOLDERS WITH ALL PAPERS IN THEM…THESE FOLDERS STAY WITH HOMEROOM TEACHER-THEY DO NOT LEAVE CLASSROOM!

Zeroes: The Wrecking Ball of Grades

Here is a sample of a student

average with

all passing grades and 2 zeroes.

Here is a sample of a student

average with the same passing

grades and replacing the 2 zeroes

with 50’s. 100

100

100

0

0

88

70

95

Grade Average: 69 (F)

100

100

100

50

50

88

70

95

New Grade Average: 81 (B)

Something is better than nothing!!

Receiving partial credit for an assignment is better than a zeroe!

GLYNN ACADEMY CLASS OF 2016

Glynn County Graduation Requirements

English/Language Arts 4 Units Math 4 Units Science Units 4 Units Social Studies 4 Units CTAE and/or Modern Language/Latin

and/or Fine Arts 4 Units Health/Physical Education 1 Unit Electives 5 Units Total Required in Glynn County: 26 Units

Note: Students planning to enter into or transfer into a University System of Georgia institution must take a minimum of two units of the same foreign language.

REQUIRED ASSESSMENTS

PASS EOCT classes: Lit/Comp 9, American Lit., CCGPS Coordinate Algebra, CCGPS Analytic Geometry, Physical Science, Biology, U.S. History, and Economics

PASSING the EOCT TEST in these courses, which will be 20% of the student grade.

PASS Georgia High School Graduation Writing Test

GRADE CLASSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Sophomore 6.0 units of credit must include one credit in each of the following subject areas: English language arts, math, science and social studies.

Junior 12.0 units of credit must include two credits in each of the

following subject areas: English language arts, math, science and social studies.

Senior 18.0 units of credit must include two credits in each of the

following subject areas: English language arts, math, science and social studies.

Grading Scale: A = 90-100; B = 80-89; C = 70-79 F = Below 70 (failing; no credit) Students who have a minimum 3.5 GPA will be named honor graduates.